Nov/Dec 2010 - Hill Country Studebaker Drivers Club

Newsletter of the Texas Hill Country Chapter
Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc.
The Hill Holder
November-December, 2010 Volume 12, Number 6
Club
Members
Recruit At
Car Show
Polly Dollar, Dora Norton and Alice Jones
recruit new members
at the Marble Falls
Show –N- Shine
meet.
Our club had an excellent representation at
a recruiting sign was hung on the open
the Lions Club Ninth Annual Show-N-Shine
hood of Josh Studebaker’s 61 Champ
car show in Marble Falls on November 6.
pickup truck.
Nine Studebakers were entered in the show
Based on the excellent participation from
along Main Street, while parked just off Main
our members, President Russ has deter-
Street were four others.
mined this show should be an annual
A recruiting table was set up to distribute
information and donated magazines and
outing for our club.
Approximately 150 cars were displayed.
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The Colvin’s 50 Convertible
proved to be a crowd
pleaser.
The Norton’s 62 Hawk
was among 13 cars present from our club.
The following vehicles were entered by our members: Ebon and Alice Jones’ 41
Commander, Gary Thompson’s 50 Champion,
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Grady and Sherylyn Colvin’s 50 convertible, Emory and Shirley Bridges’ 55
Speedster,
Harry and Dora Norton’s 62 GT Hawk, Jerry and Becky Ray’s 53 Hardtop, Jim
McFarland’s 53 Coupe,
Josh Studebaker’s 61 Champ pickup and Larry Reeder’s 51 C cab pickup.
Parked off Main were Dick and Diane Fitch’s 64 GT Hawk, Danny and Rowena
Guess’ 55 Coupe,
Doyle and Louise Hopkin’s 87 Avanti and Erno and Josh Allerkamp’s 57 Silver
Hawk
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Please Join Us For A
Christmas Lunch &
“Chinese Gift Exchange”
Saturday, December 18, 2010
At one o’clock in the afternoon
At the home of
Tania & Bob Roberts
11201 Solitary Fawn Trail
AUSTIN, TEXAS
RSVP: 512512-402402-1751 or broberts@bobrob.com
EDITOR’S NOTE:
NOTE Folks, please RSVP to the Roberts ASAP. Tania is involved in several party preparations and
really needs to know about how many people to expect for this event.. Send regrets as well; it helps them prepare.
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Dues are Due…
Please send your
$15 annual dues to
Jim McFarland at
11022 Whiskey River Dr.,
156 FM 2093, Fredericksburg. TX
78624
streetdreamstexas.com
Austin, TX 78748
OR… bring your check
to the Christmas Party!
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President’s Message
By Russell Studebaker
Thanks to all who attended the Marble Falls Shine-N-Show and participated in the
recruiting effort. The National SDC should be pleased with the effort. It was apparent many people were unaware of Studebaker vehicles and curious and interesting
onlookers gathered around our section. We may even get a new member or two out
of it.
Our Hill Country SDC attendance continues to improve, and the website has been a
big help. We have some great cars and some great members.
We will start dues collection in December, and have elections, so I encourage all
members to attend the Christmas Party at Bob and Tania Roberts on December 18.
In addition, please respond soon as preparations by the hostess need to be made.
On the morning of December 18, some of4 us will meet at Byron and Doris Kidd’s
house in north Austin to visit our most loyal members. Call me at 830-456-3774 if
you would like to join us. After the visit we will drive to the Christmas Party. Visiting
Byron and Doris will get you in the Christmas spirit, as they are wonderful SDC
members.
Russ
The Hill Holder newsletter is published bi-monthly by the Texas Hill Country Chapter,
SDC. Our goal is to inform members and friends of the chapter’s activities and offer news
items about Studebakers and their owners. Contributions are welcome from all club
members. We reserve the right to select and edit articles. Send articles and photos to Dick
Fitch, HCSDC editor, 176 Aqua Vista Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028 or email to
fitch1@ktc.com.
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MDS Engine Service
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New Logo (see above)...a
new more contemporary logo was
Satisfied HCSDC
Customers:
Russell and Joe
Studebaker, Dick
Fitch, Bob Roberts
“I buy unwanted
Studebakers.”
15156 S. IHIH-35 Bruceville, TX. 254254-857857-8545
Mark Frank, Owner
developed to aid in marketing the
Studebaker Drivers Club to younger
potential members who may not relate as easily with the official SDC
logo with its wooden spoke wheel
design. The original logo is still an
official club trademark! The new
logo is authorized for SDC Chapter
Editors usage in newsletters. It is
also approved for use in chapter
websites.
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Merry Christmas
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Texas Hill Country
Studebaker Drivers
Club Members!
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CURRENT MEMBERSHIP
NITTLER
DAVID & AIDA
ALLENKAMP
ERNO & JOSH
NORTON
HARRY & DORA
BALL/LOFTIN
ROBERT & ANNE
OVERTON
SCOTT & MARY
BERRY
KEN & GAIL
ROBERTS
BOB & TANIA
BRIDGES
EMERY & SHIRLEY
SCHULLE
PAUL & CLAIR
COLVIN
GRADY & SHERYLYN
CUMMINGHAM
STAN & DEBRA
DESENBERG
DAVID & LORI
DISHMAN
MICHAEL
DOLLAR
DONALD & POLLY
DYNIS
NICK & SALLY
FARRER
DONALD & COLENE
FARRISH
TOM
FITCH
DICK & DIANE
FREITAG
CURTIS & EDITH
GAITHER
MICHAEL R. & LESLIE
GUESS
DANNY & RO
HACKNEY
BARRY
HANSEN
CARL & ZOLA
HARRISON
CHARLES & VIRGINIA
HILL
DENNIS
HOLCOMB
STAN
HOLLAND
B. B. & HAZEL
HOPKINS
DOYLE & LOUISE
ISENSEE
SCOTT & DAWN
JONES
EBON & ALICE
KIDD
BYRON & DORIS—
DORIS—Life
McFARLAND
JIM
MELCHER
BRUCE & CAROLINE
SCHWAB
GREGORY & DIANE
STUDEBAKER
JOE
STUDEBAKER
RUSSELL
WALLACE
DON
HCSDC Officers
Russell Studebaker, President
studebakerfarm@msn.com 830830-456456-3774
Don Dollar, Vice President
pdollar40@verizon.net 325325-625625-2947
Jim McFarland, Treasurer
SDC.mcfoosh@gmail.com 512512-923923-3848
11022 Whiskey River Dr., Austin, TX 78748
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Bob Roberts, Don Dollar, Tour Masters
broberts@bobrob.com 512512-402402-1751
Dick Fitch, Secretary, Newsletter Editor
fitch1@ktc.com 830830-370370-3776
Webmaster, Dick Fitch; Adviser: John Bailey
email: hillcountrystudebakerclub@yahoo.com
website: www.hillcountrystudebakerclub.org
Honorary Tour Master, Byron Kidd
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Customized
Signs
Available...
Through a special arrangement with Kerr Screen Graphics of Kerrville, who made the sign shown above, members can
order the same 4-foot sign with their car’s photo for $51.14 (tax included). Call Gina (830-257-2293), tell her you want
the special Studebaker Car Club price of $51.14 and email your photo (ginaks@ktc.com). To save you shipping, Dick
Fitch will deliver orders to club events. If you just can’t wait, you can have them shipped.
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